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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-07-15

Facts and figures about Michigan,
now il its third year Of publication.
1t has been thoroughly and carefully
revised to the latest date and its is.
sue delayed to include the official
canvass of the recent important spring
election. 1t has also been enlarged by
the addition of more than thirty
pages of new and valuable matter and
illustrated by portraits Of The State
officers. The information about
State institutions, associations, and
other organized bodies has been very
much extended. A novel feature Oft
greatest value is the insertion of a
complete Gazetteer of the State,
showing the location of every place
and its postal and railroad facilities.
If located on a railroad, reference
is made to the proper number in the
list of roads. Ifrut, then the dis
lance is given to the nearest railroad
station or shipping point, and, if not
post Office, the name of the nearest
postoffice is given in parenthesis.
Reference from this to the list of rail-
road stations enables the reader to
find the distance to any place in the
State. This valuable feature, it is
thought, will commend the book to
every practical business man in the
State and to all doing business in or
with any one in the State. The book
is presented in a handsome new lith-
ographed cover, and, altogether, we
believe, an invaluable compendium OF
Michigan, worth many times its price
1t will be sent to any address, free of
postage. on receipt of twenty. five cts.
by o. w. Ruggles, General Passen.
ger and Ticket Agent, Chicago, Ill.
Eleven hundred excursion tickets
were sold from Fenton on the 4th.
and ITO at Howell.
This is the season of the year when
chronic kickers are not so much OPP
posed to warer works.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-07-15

or superseded, from and after the
first day Of May next following. so
far as relates to the territory Of such
county, and all sales made by drug
gists in such county shall be under
all the restrictions imposed upon
druggists by said general laws of this
State.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-07-15
THE FOLLOWING VARIETIES OF SEEDS,

that terminate ninety S
bv prepaid; lib Improved
Improved White French Sugar; lib Ruta Improved
Purple Yellow; 15lb Improved Long Oranges
improved Red will furnish reliable persons with
in Onions when crop harvested Mention this
w GEO. w. HILL, us Randolph ST., DETROIT, MICH
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-07-15

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case Of Catarrh that can
not be cured by taking Halls Catarrh
Cure.
f. J. Cheney & Co.. Prop'rs To
ledo, D.
p. Stalls Catarrh Cure is taken
internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucus surfaces of the sys-
TEN. Price, IS cts. per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists.
CATARRH CURE
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-07-15

"Castoriais SO well adapted TO children that
recommend 1t as superior to any prescription
Known 70 me-" H. A. ARCHER, NJ D.,
III So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-04-14

Make up and turn over the comnost
heaps.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-04-14
WHEN OUR SHIP COMES IN.

Iu cottage that stood on the wild seashore,
A little one sat meath the vine e-wreathed door.
Snadowed and sad was that childish face;
On the soft pink cheek shone the tear-drop'
For the cherished toy-best loved Of all
1ne poor little waxen-faced, blue-eyed dell.
Eor the tears that were dropping like silver rain
Put the gentle mother, with loving tone,
$a:d, bending down by the little one
Ind kissing the mouth and dimpled chin:
Don't cry, my love; when our ship comes II,
We will get new dolly, oh, far more far,
With brighter eyes and with softer hair.
Vow dry your tears, for t will surely be
When our ship comes in from the far, wide sea- v
q, that ship TO come! and how oft before
Had the bright eyes watched from the cottage
door,
As with eager gaze they were wakhing now,
For the cleaning sail and the rushing Prov.
But oft she ran 10 her mothers side,
her sweet blue eyes with the gladness wide,
As she pictured the wonderful pleasure 70 be
When our ship came in from the distant sea-
The dearest gift, and the best OF all
To her dear little heart, was the darling doll.
But oh there were treasures unknown, untold,
AL safely slowed in its precious hold:
And standing thus. with her beaming eyes,
The tears all gone. and the childish sighs,
She turned the sweet face with its smiles to me,
And said: Have you any ships at sea?'
N4111- SOu hLfDH uOJ lAlS WIN vi pam
Those light words sent through my heart and
brain.
All we all have ships On the stormy sea;
All, weary watchers for them are we;
And when the tempest and cloud are rife
When storms sweep over the sea OF life
With fearful eyes, by the sounding shore,
We watch for them: we have watched before.
aJ1t OF all who. weary and trembling. wait
For the coming ships, with their precious
freight,
lis known. o Father TO none but Thee,
u they safely arrive, or are lost at sea.
Boston TrdnscTiDt
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-04-14
OLD MEN IN EUROPE.
The Important Part Played by Them In
the Political Affairs of the Day,

The Important Part Played by Them In
the Political Affairs of the Day,
The extent to which the old men O
Europe are engaged in the active occu
pations of life is phenomenal to the
American mind. Ferdinand de Lesseps,
in his eighty-second year, has recently
paid a visit to the Emperor William, OF
Germany, aged ninety, to talk over
business connected with the Suez and
Panama canals. 1t will be some years
before the latter enterprise can be
finished at best, but its protector acts
as if he would be ready to undertake
another work of the same magnitude
after its completion. OF course Prime
Minister Bismarck, a comparatively
young man of seventy-four. had to be
called into consultation. and it is fair to
suppose that Commander-in-C Chief OF
the German armies, Won Moltke, aged
eighty-seven, who recently made such
stirring speech in the Reichstag, had
something to say on the subject.
De Lesseps does not appear to have
gained much by his visit from a busi-
ness point of view, but he was able to
carry home to President of the French
Republic Grevy. aged eighty, express
sions of friendship which, it is to be
hoped, were sincere. While those old
men were thus talking to each other on
the Continent, on the other side of the
Channel Gladstone, aged seventy-seven,
was girding up his loins to lead the
Parliamentary fight in favor of Irish
Home Rule. His old friend and CO.
laborer, John Bright, aged seventy-six.
is taking an active interest in opposing
him.
1t requires but glance at the public
men of this country to see how far we
are removed from this state of things.
The President of the French Republic
might easily be father to man ten
years older than our President, and the
German Emperor might be grand
father to him. The youngest of the
men mentioned is old enough to be
superannuated and placed on the pen
sion list by our laws as an ex-Supreme
Court Justice. 1t is an extremely rare
thing with US for man of seventy to
be busily occupied in political duties.
And what is true of public life here is
largely true of private activity.
Why this difference between men on
the two sides of the Atlantic? Is it
climate, early overwork and pressure,
manner of living, or all combined, that
thus consumes our energies before their
time? The question is an interesting
one, and worth study.-M. Y. World.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-04-14
Saved by a Horse.

A gentleman in Massachusetts, once
told me the following story; and the
style of the man should be mentioned
as part of the scene. The narrator was
tall and muscular. of manly, almost
noble presence. He said: II once
owed my life to the good will of a horse,
and it was thus: was farming in Yer
mont. 1t was winter; the ground was
covered with deep snow. That snow
was coated with hard. sharp crust.
l was driving in sleigh a pair of
horses. At place in the road, where
but single track had been broken, and
where to turn out into the cutting lev
crust would give pain to horse and
trouble to man, met an old couple
driving single horse in a cutter. !
tried to turn my horses out into the
crust. They would not turn out. ]
jumped out and took them by the bits
to compel them. One of them sprang
upon me, threw me down in the deep
snow and knelt on my breast. l was
helpless; / could not stir. / thought
my end had come, when my other
horse seized her mate by the cheek
with her teeth, pulled him Of from me
and held him till got up and was safe.
Then with voice and movement she
showed joy and delight as plainly as
ever did man or woman. ."-Ssciss Cross.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-04-14
EXCITING CONTESTS.
How Students at German Universities Pre-
pare Themselves for DueIirg.

pare Themselves for Duelirg.
He Was first enveloped in large
white gaberdine. Next his throat was
protected by bands of thick cloth,
wound tightly round and round until it
seemed well-nigh impossible for him to
move his head. The front of his body
was then covered with what looked very
Exc dropsical cricket pad on large
scale, extending from the chest to the
knees. The sword arm, from the wrist
to the shoulder. was then padded and
bandaged to three times its natural
size, and the hand guarded by a thick
leathern gauntlet. Lastly, pair of
spectacles, trimmed with metal, pro-
tected the ewes. The Schlagcr. or duel
ing sword, is then placed in his hand
q nasty looking weapon about a yard
and quarter in length, quite blunt but
for about ten inches at the end, where
it is double-edgcd and as sharp as
razor. Thus accoutred, our hero, being
the challenging party, walks slowly
forward to the middle of the ground,
his right arm, which must be terribly
heavy, supported by the Fuchs, or
Junior Freshman of the Ver6indung, and
surrounded by his comrades and ad-
mirers. Meanwhile the same elaborate
preparations have been going on
at the other end of the ground,
and in a few moments the men
are standing opposite each other, the
one small and 1.-the, the other a stout
heavy man, with the head and neck of
a bull Each man has his second-also
partially protected by padding-who
stands close by him on the left, with
blunt sword in his hand. Between the
two, but at safe distance, stands the
umpire. Just behind is an attendant
with a basin of water, a sponge and a
chair, while the doctors hover round
the group like vultures scenting slaugh-
ter from afar. The buzz of conversa-
ton in the ring is Immediately hushed
as the umpire calls ''Silentiun, zur
Mensurm and announces that two men,
bers of such and such Ver6indungeB will
HgHI VI
the seconds gives the word to cross
swords; and as the two figures in the
middle stand with right arms high in
the air and swords crossed, the other
second cries "Los!' and off they 90.
The strokes, coming entirely from the
wrist, rain down so rapidly that it is
almost impossible for an inexperienced
eye to follow them, but as each one IL
guarded one hears the sharp thwack Of
the sword as it descends harmless on
some part of the padding of the shoulder
or throat. Suddenly a small tuft OF
hair seems to spring from the big mans
head. ''Haltr' cries his opponents
second. The swords are instantly struck
up by the seconds and the umpire steps
up to examine the head. 1t was a close
shave, but the skin is whole, so they
start again. The men are now getting
terribly excited Breathless and pant
ing they slash away at each other. anc
it is no easy matter for the seconds te
stop them at the word '.halt. London
Society.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-04-14

~An corumunIcatIsns Tor rnlL pape,
SAould he accompanied by the name OF tn
n-sor; not necessarily for publication, ou
Is en- evidence e good faith on the part o.
che writer. Write only on one side of tbs
paper. Be particularly careful in givtn=
barnes and Cates to have tie iatt2rs 2nd ar
akHs plain NJ distinct
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-04-14

1t is agreed among all the doctors
who have studied the Indian that
Nature made him so he couldn't catch
cold. This allows him the privilege oi
running out nights in all sorts o,
weather and enjoying cold feet
Nevada County picayune., 1887-06-29
Dedicated to kickers.

Saint Peter sits by the heavenly gates, his hands on the strings of a Tyre, and he plays a slow song as he patiently waits for the souls of those who expire. He hears in the distance the chorus ot the songs that swell at the foot of the throne, and he smiles as the mu- sic is waited along. and warbles this lay of his own: "There Is room in this region for millions, who by sorrow and woe are bereft, 'tis for those who have suffered the melody roll, but the kickers must turn to the left. There IS room for the people, who, when they were yOnng, persisted In sowing wild oats. but who boomed up their city with sinew and tongue; but the kickerS must go with the goats. There is room for people who pointed with pride to the beauty and growth of their town, who kept singing it's praises and charms till they died; but the kickers will please ramble down; They'd say the music was all out of tune, aud the angelic robes, hand downs; and they'd send for jeweller mp to the moon, to see about buying the crowns. So while there's rest for millions Of souls, who by sorrow and woe are bereft, we want no complaints of the music that rolls; so the kick CTS will turn to the left. ."-EX.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-06-29
Woman's Rights.

Miss President, Fellow Vim men. and Male Trash: l am here to-day for the purpose of discuss sing women's rights, re.cussing her wrongs and cussiug the men.
 1 believe sexes were created equal, with the wiuunen a little more equal than men. l als" believe that the world would today be happier if men had never existed. As failure. man is q success, and l bless my stars that my mother was woman. (Applause) l not only maintain these principles, but | maintain also a thrittless husband besides. They say man was created first. Well s'pose he was. Ain't first experiments al-
 ways failures! If l was a betting man I W ould bet two dollars and a half they are. The only decent thing about him was a rib, and that went to make something bet ter. (Applause) And then they throw into our face about Eve eat ing an apple. l'll bet five dollars that Adam boosted her up the tree and only gave her the core. And what did he do when he was found out. True to his masculine in- stincts, he sneaked behind. Eyes ! Grecian bend and said, "Twasn't me: twas her." and woman had to father everything mean, and moth it too. What we want is the bal lot, and the we are bound to have, l if we hae to let down our back hair and swim in a sea of sangui- nary gore. Sensation. )-Ex.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-06-29
What Wives are For.

What the true man most wants of a wife is hey companionship, sympathy and love. The way of { life has many dreary places in 1t, and man needs companion with him.
 A man is sometimes Overtaken with misfortune; he meets with failure and defeat; trials and temp tations beset him. and he needs one to stand by and sympathize. He has some stern battles to fight with poverty, with enemies and with sin, and he needs wo- man that, as he puts his arms around her, terls that he has some thing to fight tor, will help to fight, who will put her lip to his ear and whisper words of council, and her hand to his heart and impart new llSpildtluiI'
 All through lite-through stor m and sunshine, conflict and victory through adverse and favorable winds-man needs a woman's love. The heart yearns for it. A sisters and a mothers love will hardly supply the need. Yet ma ny seek for nothing further than houSework. Justly though, half of these get nothing more. The other half, surprised above meas ure, obtain more than they ought. Their wives surprise them by giv. ing a noble idea of mrrriage, and disclosing treasury of courage, sympathy and love. .-Ex.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-06-29
AGRICULTURAL.
Does Poultry Pay?

\ good common hen can be bought for tbirty or forty cents. During the first year she will pay in eggs for all she eats, raise two broodS three if managed rightly, out of which a dozen of the best chickens cali be reserved for the ensuing year. besides having some for the table. At the lowest est, nate there IS a profit of two to three dollars, ont of which are to be deducted rent of buildings, care, risk of casualties. etc. What IS true of one is true of fifty or one hundred, provided the needed at tention and skull are given. What other kind of stock will yield this ratio of profit at ordinary cash market rates!
 Much. of course, depends on the location. breed, health and #productiveness of the fowls. With few pure bred fowls, much lar ger profits may be expected, both on the chickens and eggs. But the demand for common fowls for food will be good the year round, both at home and abroad
 Ii is stated on high authority that in France the value of eggs produced in 1865 was SiS,0O0,0O0. The amount invested in the poul- try business in France in 1870 was stated at more than S15,O00, GOO, or fifty per cent greater than in England, the largest importer of eggs and poultry The number of eggs sent from Ireland alone IS stated at over seventy millions. The Americans are waking up to this important subj ect, and mak- ing an effort to supply our own market Efor there is always a fair demand in our principal cities and towns and have surplus for eX port. There is no danger of an over supply reducing the business to the point ot loss. There Is a growing interest in this industry, as is attested by the numerous journals, poultry associations, eX positions, etc. The raising of poultry and production of eggs are now prominent features in the az ricultural world, and women as well as men are attaining success in it. All the boys and girls would have a greater love for home if parents would seek to inn plant in their minds taste for useful and beautiful things, and give them a chance to own some. thing as well as 10 do something. Make home attractive by ming. ling pleasure with profit. What industry offers a more attractive or profitable field for the boys and girls than raising and keep ing poultry. A. F. Compton in American AgriculturiSt
Nevada County picayune., 1887-06-29
Never Too Late To Learn.

Socrates, at an extreme old age, learned to play on musical instrn ments.
 Cato, at eighty years of age be gan to study the Greek language.
 Plutarch. when between seven ty aud eighty, commenced to study Latin.
 Bocaccio was thirty years of age when he commenced his studies in light literature; yet he became one of the greatest masters of the Tuscan dialect. Dante and Plu tarch beIug the other two.
 Sir Henry Spellman neglected the sciences in his youth, but com. menced the study of them when he was between fifty and sixty years of age. After this time he became most learned antiqnari- an and lawyer.
 Dr. Johnson applied himself to to the Dutch language but few years before his death.
 Ludovico Monaideschi, at the great age ol one hundred and ff- teen, wrote the memoirs of his own time.
 Oglhy, the translator of Homer and Virgil, was unacquainted with Latin and Greek till he was past fifty.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-06-29

To sensitive people a mortiiica- tioa is almost as bad as d calamity
Nevada County picayune., 1887-06-29

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Nevada County picayune., 1887-06-29

Franklin did not commence his philosophical researches till he reached his filtieth year.
 Dryden, III his sixty-elght year commenced the translation of the .Eneid, his most pleasing produc' ton .-EX.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-06-29
Peg Away Jobs" on the Farm.

With all due allowance for re- creation, reading, etc. there come intervals in ordinary work on the farm, half days or more, when far mcr and men are idle or unprotit- ably using their time. They might just as we'll be at work, but do not know just what to go at, and the time slips away with telling stories and intellectual ''puttering' about the place, There is plenty of work needing attention if they would only go at it. The careful farmer will look out for this and always have peg away job in in mind for the occasion. It may be cutting wood, or torking over manure, or whitewasmng hen- house or COW stables. Frequent. ly there are permanent improve ments needed. which the farmer IS slow to begin. but which, once started, under the "peg-way' plan, would he accomplished before he was aware ot it. The ground may need grading so Gs to give bet ter slope 10 the lawn. or drain the surface water from the cellar or ontbuildings. Hedgerows may need clearing out. Good solid stone walls will rise in this way, foot by foot and rod by rod at a time. Roadways. bridges and paths can be put in order drain ing attended to. fences and gates repaired, and a great deal of work done which will add convent ence, prof and increased val ne to the farm, should it at any time be sold.--Americau Agri- cnlturist for July.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-06-29
y,HA1tls7EEra1Ioa? IDIO LEWIS,
The Average Length of Life De- creasing Not PcS!lcnce-
 Not Famine--A, our
own Fault.

ERN LIVING have brought 1t on. 1t comes upon Us una wares. The patients have pains about the chest and sides, and sometimes in tht back. They feel dnll and sleepy; the mouth has bad taste, especi- ally in the morning. A sort of sticky slime collects about the teeth. The appetite IS poor. There is Il feeling like a heavy load on the stomach: sometimes faint, all-gone sensation at the pit of the stomach which food does not satisfy. The eyes are sunlcn, the hands and feet become cod and feel clammy. After q while a cough sets in, at first dry, but after a few months 1t is at- tended with q grecniSh colored approximation. idc patient feels tired all the while, and sleep does not seem to afford any rest. After q time he be- comes nervous, irritable and gloomy, and has evil forebod- ings. There Is a giddiness, a sort of whirling seneatlon in the head when rising mp sud denly. The bowels become costive; the skin is dry and hot at times; the bloc l,ccomcs thick and sta4lEn,: the whites of the eyes bccohIr r.; -"d with yellow; the kidney s' cretions becomes scanty ant l gh col ored, deposltmg a <; 'mcnt after standing. 1lrir IS Ire Guently q splttng rl' of the food, sometimes with sour taste and sometimes with n swedish taste; thts ls Ire quently attended W.,h palpl- tation of the heart amt Asth- matic symptoms; tht Ision be- comes impaired, with spots be- fore the eyes; there k a feel ing of great pro>t!atlon and weakness. All of these symp- toms are in turn present. It Is thought th~t nearly one-half of om popuInn has this dis ease in uuIcof its ,alird forms. Shaker Extract of Roots (Sci- gels Syrnpl chH Srs the fer ments of inc D, gcstive organs so as to convert tlIe ts,S we eat into a form that will give nomish- ment to the feeble body, and good health Is the consequence. The effect of this remedy Is simply marvellous. Millions upon millions of bottles have been soid in this country, and the testimonials i'll favor of it's curative powers are ovcr- whelming. Hundreds of so. called diseases under various names ue the result of indi- gestion, and when this one trouble k removed the other diseases vanish, for they are but symptoms of the real malady.
 Testimonials from thousands of people speaking highly of its curative properties prove this beyond adoubt. Sold by druggists.